Thursday, September 04, 2008
Advice for Endangered Species
The ruddy turnstone of America
died before my eyes. This
poem is inspired by
but not about her.
I tried to convince the great libraries
to pump me full of rotten fruit.
I tried and died?
No I tried and failed.
NASCAR cars awake to find themselves
empty of engines but slathered in spit and lipstick.
The Vice Presidents have all
gone to pasture, revving
like Alzheimer cows.
Meanwhile, on the North Slopes...
The polar bears are all dead,
even the ones we've eaten. The polar bears are all dead,
even the ones we've eaten. The polar bears are all dead,
even the ones we've eaten. The polar bears are all dead,
I admit
it's late and I don't know
who to vote for.
Sunrise in my eyes, coffee and rubles.
This is the American Dream.
Wait while I await another good line.